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William E. Colby award won by Adam Higginbotham

April 22, 2020
midnight in chernobyl
  • William E. Colby award has been won by Adam Higginbotham for his book ” Midnight in Chernobyl:The untold story of the World’s greatest nuclear disaster”. 
  • Chernobyl disaster took place on 26 April 1986  at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR. Chernobyl.
  • The United Nations (UN) has proclaimed April 26 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. The day was first observed in 2016,

PayTm sign MoU with Mastercard to issue virtual and physical cards

April 22, 2020
Paytm Payments Bank to now issue Visa debit cards
  • PayTm payments bank has signed MoU with Mastercard to issue new virtual and physical debit cards for users. 
  • These cards can be used just like all other cards for any type of transaction.

Cannabis farming legalized in Lebanon

April 22, 2020
Cannabis lebanon
  • Lebanon government has legalized cannabis farming for medical and industrial purposes. Lebanese government passed a resolution that removed the restriction on farming cannabis making it legal cultivation in the country.

‘COVID India Seva’ launched to address COVID related queries

April 22, 2020
covid india seva
  • Health ministry has launched COVID India Seva” to address queries related to COVID-19.  These experts will reply to the queries of people related to COVID-19 providing them realtime and more precise and accurate information.

Bug Sniffer developed by Aghakar Research Institute, Pune

April 21, 2020
bug sniffer
  • Aghakar Research Institute , Pune has developed Bug sniffer  for detection of pathogens.
  • This portable device can test for any possible pathogens in only 30 minutes.

HDFCBankSafetyGrid launched by HDFC Bank

April 21, 2020
hdfcbanksafetygrid
  • HDFCBankSafetyGrid campaign has been launched by HDFC Bank to make people aware of social distancing.

The former prime minister of Fiji Laisenia Qarase passed away

April 21, 2020
Laisenia Qarase
  • The former prime minister of Fiji Laisenia Qarase passed away. He was the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji and served from 2000 to 2006

ICICI Bank launched a voice-based banking service

April 21, 2020
ICICI Bank
  • ICICI Bank has launched voice-based banking service for its customers. This service will allow them to perform balance queries, check balance, credit card dues, etc using Google Assistant and Alexa. 

Chinese virtual Grand Prix won by Charles Leclerc

April 21, 2020
charles leclerc
  • Monégasque ferrari racing driver, Charles Leclerc has won Chinese virtual grand prix championship. 
  • Due to COVID-19 offline events are not possible, so Ferrari introduced new Formula 1 Esports Virtual Grand prix series.

Nirmala Sitharaman attends Annual Board of governors meeting of NDB

April 21, 2020
New development Bank (NDB)
  • 5th Annual meeting of Board of Governors of New Development Bank(NDB) was attended by Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman through Video conferencing.